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Prototype escape capsule and New Shepard booster rocket both return to Earth intact after successful test in West Texas Space tourism took another step closer this week when private company Blue Origin successfully tested an escape system for the crew capsule on their New Shepard booster rocket. The company, which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, launched the test from its Texas base on Wednesday.read more

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Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, successfully tested its in-flight escape system for the first time Wednesday morning, landing its crew capsule safely on the ground. It also safely landed its New Shepard reusable rocket boost...

Reliance on American vehicles to take humans back into space took another step up over the weekend, when the private company Blue Origin – founded by Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos – successfully tested their crew escape system.
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